West Nile Virus

Temperatures may be dropping, but Virginia residents need to remain alert to mosquitoes, which are still breeding and biting, the state Department of Health cautioned on Wednesday.

Mosquito-borne diseases include West Nile virus, La Crosse encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis and eastern equine encephalitis. Each year about half a dozen Virginians contract West Nile virus, and to date there have been four confirmed cases this season in the state, according to the Health Department.

"They're primarily in Northern Virginia, which has strong surveillance systems. We've seen an unusually high level of infection rates in their mosquitoes, starting a couple of weeks...

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